September 1870 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 18 September 1870.

September 1870 Portuguese legislative election

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107 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
54 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Leader 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira 1st Duke of Loulé
Party Reformist Historic
Leader since 1869 1852
Last election 15 seats 75 seats
Seats won 59 20
Seats after Increase 44 Decrease 55

  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader 1st Duke of Ávila Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Avilists Regenerator
Leader since 1870 1856
Last election New 14 seats
Seats won 16 12
Seats after New Decrease 2

Prime Minister before election

1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Reformist

Prime Minister after election

1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Reformist

Results

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Party Votes % Seats
Reformist Party 59
Historic Party 20
Avilistas 16
Regenerator Party 12
Total 230,789 107
Registered voters/turnout 422,642 54.6
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver[1]
Parliamentary seats
Reformist
55.14%
Historic
18.69%
Avilists
14.95%
Regenerator
11.21%

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1543 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7